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This Week in XR — Week 11, 2026
Welcome to the very first issue of This Week in XR. MWC just wrapped, Google finally put its Android XR smart glasses in real people's hands, Pico is gunning for Apple Vision Pro with some absurd display specs, Meta quietly dropped a software upgrade that makes Quest smoother, and X-Plane is coming to Vision Pro at 4K/120fps. A lot happened — let's get into it.
Apple Vision Pro Price Cut Rumors, Meta Quest v75 Ships
Bloomberg is reporting Apple is "actively exploring" a Vision Pro price reduction, Meta Quest v75 firmware just dropped with some genuinely impressive AI features, and the XR industry crossed $10B in combined revenue for the first time. The future is arriving fast.
Read →Quest 4 Leaks, Spatial Browser 2.0, and $85M for XR Training
The Meta Quest 4 rumor mill just went into overdrive with leaked specs, Spatial Browser 2.0 shipped with full WebXR 3.0 support, and enterprise XR training startup Immersive Labs closed an $85M round. It's a packed week — let's get into it.
Read →This Week in XR — March 7, 2026
MWC 2026 wrapped up in Barcelona this week, and the spatial computing story was everywhere. Samsung Galaxy XR was the headliner on the show floor. Google's Android team ran hands-on demos. Qualcomm's XR silicon was in half the devices. And Nokia showed the world what XR audio sounds like in a 6G future. For anyone who doubted that the mobile industry was serious about spatial computing, MWC 2026 was the answer.
Read →Samsung Reveals Project Moohan, Smart Glasses Surge 247%
Samsung just officially unveiled Project Moohan (now the Galaxy XR), smart glasses are the fastest-growing consumer electronics category on the planet, and Apple's visionOS developer community crossed a major milestone. Welcome to the very first This Week in XR.
Read →Android XR SDK 2.0, XREAL Ships Air 3 Ultra Worldwide
Google just dropped Android XR SDK 2.0 with deep Gemini integration, XREAL's Air 3 Ultra is finally available worldwide, and the XR job market is on fire. Plus: a record-breaking week for VR gaming revenue. Let's dig in.
Read →This Week in XR — February 28, 2026
MWC 2026 opens Sunday in Barcelona, and the pre-show leaks and previews are already flowing. Samsung Galaxy XR is headed to the Fira. Nokia is demoing immersive audio for XR environments. Bloomberg's MWC preview frames the show around AI and geopolitics. For XR specifically, this is the moment where spatial computing meets the mobile industry's biggest annual gathering. Let's talk about what to expect.
Read →MWC Wrap-Up: Galaxy Glasses Steal the Show
MWC 2026 just wrapped in Barcelona, and the XR announcements were relentless. Samsung stole the show with Galaxy Glasses, Qualcomm's XR3 benchmarks blew past expectations, and enterprise AR adoption is accelerating faster than anyone predicted. Here's your full breakdown.
Read →This Week in XR — February 21, 2026
MWC is one week away and the industry is in pre-show mode: leaked hardware, platform documentation drops, and positioning pieces everywhere. This week Google revealed the full controls UI for Android XR, PICO confirmed details on its OS 6 platform (a visionOS competitor), and the XR market crossed $50 billion. Everything is pointing toward the biggest spring season in XR history.
Read →This Week in XR — February 14, 2026
Happy Valentine's Day, we're in love with spatial computing. This week Samsung made it official: Android XR smart glasses are coming in 2026, powered by Qualcomm silicon. A new market report pegged the spatial computing platform market at over $1.2 trillion by 2035. And YouTube launched a dedicated Apple Vision Pro app, which might finally be the killer content play the headset needed. Big week.
Read →This Week in XR — February 7, 2026
February brings new leaks and a two-year checkup on Apple Vision Pro. A new Meta Phoenix headset design leaked, looking like a cross between Quest and smart glasses with a waist battery pack, just like Vision Pro. And Apple Vision Pro turned two years old with a complicated report card: stunning tech, limited adoption, pivot incoming. Plus: Meta confirmed it's still into VR on its earnings call, despite appearances.
Read →This Week in XR — January 31, 2026
January closes on a complicated note for XR: the VR winter debate rages on, but the hardware pipeline for 2026 is actually stacked. This week we got a comprehensive look at what's coming: Snap Spectacles 6th gen ('Specs'), PICO's 2026 flagship, and a full XR hardware roadmap from N-iX. Meanwhile the XR market report from Yahoo Finance projects the ecosystem to hit $100B by 2036. The seeds are planted.
Read →This Week in XR — January 24, 2026
The word 'VR winter' is making the rounds this week, and it's not entirely unwarranted. Meta laid off over 1,000 Reality Labs employees in its first big cut of 2026. Apple Vision Pro production reportedly paused at Luxshare. But wait: Meta's CTO says VR is still the future, Samsung Galaxy XR is still on schedule, and the smart glasses category is healthier than ever. This week in XR is complicated.
Read →This Week in XR — January 17, 2026
The CES hangover is real. This week the industry did what it always does after a big show: published deep-dive analysis pieces and then dropped the bad news. Meta discontinued its Horizon Workrooms metaverse platform and cut 10 percent of Reality Labs. But the smart glasses story and Android XR narrative remain firmly intact. The XR space contains multitudes.
Read →This Week in XR — January 10, 2026
CES 2026 is in the books. Smart glasses stole the show. Android XR is on a roll. Samsung confirmed its Galaxy XR headset is real and shipping this year. Meanwhile, seven different AR glasses brands competed for eyeballs on the show floor. Here's the full debrief.
Read →This Week in XR — January 3, 2026
Welcome to 2026 and welcome to the XR beat. This week is all about CES hype: Google is literally painting Las Vegas in Android XR colors, XREAL debuted the 1S at the show's opening days, and the whole industry is gearing up for what promises to be the year smart glasses actually go mainstream. Buckle up.
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